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If your coworker was out of the office for a few weeks, and your team covered the work, would you expect a thank-you from the coworker or just the boss?

Asked by jca (36062points) June 16th, 2011
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If your coworker was out of the office for a few weeks, and the Manager asked you all to cover the coworker’s work in their absence, would you expect the coworker to thank you or just the Manager?

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Cruiser's avatar

Actually neither as I am simply doing the job I was hired for. If I get an “atta boy” from either that is a bonus but again not expected.

geeky_mama's avatar

Neither. It’s just expected to pitch in and pick up the slack when someone is gone.

RareDenver's avatar

It’s not that I would expect a thank you, but it is always appreciated, I just got a big thank you from a co-worker earlier this week for exactly this situation. I think it would be a little rude to not thank someone but not an offence so grevious as to warrant a cold shoulder.

wundayatta's avatar

I would not expect a thank you of any kind. However, any thanks I was given would be appreciated. It’s nice to see that my effort was noticed. However, it seems to me that most of the time people don’t notice.

FutureMemory's avatar

Neither.

Cupcake's avatar

I would greatly appreciate a thank you from the manager, although it would not be necessary. If the absence of the coworker was beyond their control, a “thank you” would be nice but irrelevant (as in they did not intentionally put me out in any way). If I was covering for a long vacation and was overworked throughout their time off, I would expect a thank you from my coworker.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Neither. It’s work, it’s what’s expected on the job. Having a thanks is a feel good extra but not expected and certainly no office place faux pas if one is never given.

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